महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-32

वाप्या जलं क्षिप्यति वालकोट्या त्वह्ना सकृच्चाप्यथ न द्वितीयम् ।
तासां क्षये विद्धि कृतं विसर्गं संहारमेकं च तथा प्रजानाम् ॥३२॥

32. vāpyā jalaṁ kṣipyati vālakoṭyā; tvahnā sakṛccāpyatha na dvitīyam ,
tāsāṁ kṣaye viddhi kṛtaṁ visargaṁ; saṁhāramekaṁ ca tathā prajānām.

32. vāpyāḥ jalam kṣipyati vālakoṭyā tu
ahnā sakṛt ca api atha na dvitīyam
tāsām kṣaye viddhi kṛtam visargam
saṃhāram ekam ca tathā prajānām

32. vāpyāḥ jalam vālakoṭyā tu ahnā sakṛt
kṣipyati ca atha dvitīyam na api
tāsām kṣaye prajānām ekam visargam
tathā ekam saṃhāram kṛtam viddhi

32. Water is drawn from a reservoir by a hair-tip's measure, but only once a day, and never a second time. Upon their depletion, know that one creation (visarga) and one dissolution (saṃhāra) of beings (prajā) is accomplished.

Words meanings summery:

• वाप्याः (vāpyāḥ) - from the reservoir (from the reservoir, of the reservoir)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• क्षिप्यति (kṣipyati) - is drawn/drained (impersonal or medio-passive sense) (throws, casts, pours, drains)

• वालकोट्या (vālakoṭyā) - by the measure of a hair-tip (by a hair-tip, by a very small amount)

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

• अह्ना (ahnā) - by day (by day, during the day)

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once (once, at once, simultaneously)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second time (second, a second time)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (reservoirs) (of them, for them)

• क्षये (kṣaye) - upon their depletion (in depletion, in destruction, at the end)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know!, understand!)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

• विसर्गम् (visargam) - creation (visarga) (creation, emission, sending forth)

• संहारम् (saṁhāram) - dissolution (saṃhāra) (dissolution, destruction, withdrawal)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (one, single)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings (prajā) (of beings, of progeny)

Words meanings and morphology

वाप्याः (vāpyāḥ) - from the reservoir (from the reservoir, of the reservoir)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vāpī

vāpī - reservoir, large tank, pond

Note: Visarga dropped due to sandhi with following 'jalam'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

क्षिप्यति (kṣipyati) - is drawn/drained (impersonal or medio-passive sense) (throws, casts, pours, drains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

वालकोट्या (vālakoṭyā) - by the measure of a hair-tip (by a hair-tip, by a very small amount)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vālakoṭi

vālakoṭi - hair-tip, a very minute quantity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāla+koṭi)

• vāla – hair, mane, tail
  noun (masculine)
• koṭi – tip, point, extremity, ten million
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अह्ना (ahnā) - by day (by day, during the day)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Declined from irregular neuter noun 'ahan'.

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once (once, at once, simultaneously)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second time (second, a second time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary

Derived from dvi (two)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (reservoirs) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

क्षये (kṣaye) - upon their depletion (in depletion, in destruction, at the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decrease, depletion, end

Derived from √kṣi (to destroy, diminish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know!, understand!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - accomplished (done, made, accomplished)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विसर्गम् (visargam) - creation (visarga) (creation, emission, sending forth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visarga

visarga - creation, emission, sending forth, abandonment

Derived from vi-√sṛj (to let loose, create)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

संहारम् (saṁhāram) - dissolution (saṃhāra) (dissolution, destruction, withdrawal)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - dissolution, destruction, withdrawal, collection

Derived from sam-√hṛ (to collect, withdraw)

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

एकम् (ekam) - one (one, single)

(numeral)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, likewise)

(indeclinable)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings (prajā) (of beings, of progeny)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, beings

Derived from pra-√jan (to produce, be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)